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Yost likes chance to learn on Coug football staff

March 19, 2013 in Sports When Washington State begins spring football practices on Thursday, there will be an unfamiliar face on the offensive coaching staff. But you’ll probably notice his hair first, anyway.
Shock receiver Solomon catching on to the indoor game

March 19, 2013 in Sports Everything moves a little faster in Arena League Football. After practice Tuesday afternoon, the Spokane Shock receivers had worn out the live quarterbacks and turned to the automatic passing machine.
Gonzaga’s women can count on Palmer

March 19, 2013 in Sports Gonzaga’s Most Valuable Player appreciated the timely support from Gonzaga’s Most Valuable Player.
Spring arrives Wednesday with snow, rain, wind

March 19, 2013 in City, Idaho The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory on Wednesday for the Spokane region, Columbia Basin and parts of North Idaho. 5
Idaho House passes Girl Scouts cookie tax exemption

March 19, 2013 in Idaho BOISE – The Idaho House has voted 59-11 in favor of removing the state’s 6 percent sales tax from Girl Scout cookies. 12
Cypriot lawmakers reject deposits seizure bill

March 19, 2013 in Nation/World NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cypriot lawmakers on Tuesday rejected a critical draft bill that would have seized part of people’s bank deposits in order to qualify for a vital international … 8
Plea deals near for associates of man who shot deputies

March 19, 2013 in City Heroin ring suspects associated with Charles R. Wallace, the man who shot two Spokane deputies and later killed himself after a high-speed chase, are closing in on plea deals with … 9
Iconic Princess Diana dresses fetch $1.2M in UK

March 19, 2013 in Features, Nation/World LONDON (AP) — A collection of some of Princess Diana’s most memorable evening gowns, including one she wore to a White House dinner where she danced with John Travolta, fetched … 3
Senate GOP: Add $300 million to higher ed

March 19, 2013 in City OLYMPIA — Senate Republicans announced a plan to add $300 million to the budget for higher education over the next two years and cut tuition by 3 percent. 14
Police investigating serious South Hill assault

March 19, 2013 in City Medical crews took a man to a local hospital this morning after he was found sitting in a parking lot on the lower South Hill with life-threatening injuries. 12
Wearing “killer” T-shirt, Ohio teen sentenced to life for school shootings

March 19, 2013 in News An Ohio teenager was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday after killing three students in a school shooting last year. 24
Home construction hits fastest pace in more than four years

March 19, 2013 in Business WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. builders started more houses and apartments in February and received building permits for future construction at the fastest pace in 4 1/2 years. The increases point … 16
Seven Marines killed in Nevada training accident

March 19, 2013 in Nation/World Seven Marines were killed in a training accident in Nevada on Monday. 10
Pope Francis urges protection of nature, weak

March 19, 2013 in Nation/World VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis urged princes, presidents, sheiks and thousands of ordinary people gathered for his installation Mass on Tuesday to protect the environment, the weakest and the … 22
Therapy, cost-cutting efforts showing results at county jail

March 19, 2013 in City on Page A1 Spokane County Jail costs are falling by millions of dollars as work programs and therapy have helped people avoid lockup in recent years. The savings include $1 million for the … 8
Tax on savings angers Cypriots

March 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A1 NICOSIA, Cyprus – A plan to seize up to 10 percent of savings accounts in Cyprus to help pay for a $20.4 billion financial bailout was met with fury Monday, … 10
Study of concussions shows mild ones risky

March 19, 2013 in Health, Nation/World on Page A1 Even a single concussion appears to cause changes in the structure of the brain that may raise the risk of cognitive problems and depression, a new study has found. The …
Photo: NCAA women’s tournament: Opening Round Matchup IN SPOKANE GONZAGA (27-5, #12 SEED) vs. IOWA STATE (23-8, #5 SEED)

March 19, 2013 in City on Page A1 Home is where the Zags are: Members of the Gonzaga University women’s basketball team react after receiving a 12 seed in the women’s NCAA tournament Monday at McCarthey Athletic Center’s …
Large hail, storms hit parts of South

March 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A2 JACKSON, Miss. – Severe thunderstorms Monday raked across a wide area of the South, packing strong winds, rain and some baseball-size hail. In Mississippi, authorities reported two people were hit … 1
FBI says it has art thieves’ IDs, won’t name them

March 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A2 BOSTON – The FBI says it has solved the decades-old mystery of who stole $500 million in artwork from Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, but it is withholding the identities … 1
Treasury secretary meets China’s Xi

March 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 BEIJING – China’s new leader, Xi Jinping, told the U.S. Treasury secretary today he wants strong ties with Washington as the two sides resumed high-level interaction following a monthslong hiatus … 1
Colorado gun limits ready for governor

March 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 DENVER – Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper will sign legislation Wednesday that sets limits on ammunition magazines and expands background checks for firearms, marking a Democratic victory in a state where … 9
Police say student plotted mass attack

March 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 ORLANDO, Fla. – A college student with two guns, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and a backpack filled with explosives pulled a dorm fire alarm Monday in an apparent attempt … 2
Spending bill advances in Senate

March 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – A bipartisan full-year funding bill took a big step forward in the Senate on Monday, despite opposition from Republicans who were denied chances to offer money aimed at …